Benjamin Hooks was born in Memphis,Tennessee, at a time when the southern city discriminated against blacks in all areas of public life.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

At the same time, researchers continue working to help patients have a better quality of life.

VOA: special.2010.06.15

On Monday, for the first time, President Obama offered his own version of a plan to breathe new life into the legislation in Congress.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

Mister Armstrong also helped write a funny book about life as a full-time television watcher.

VOA: special.2010.03.28

Most visitors spent a long time looking at the display called "The Tree of Life."

VOA: special.2009.12.01

For the first time, researchers are creating a complete count of the world's sea life.

VOA: special.2009.01.13

Faulkner has been accused of looking back to a time when life was better.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

It's hard not to get caught up in this funny story. John Bevis tells a lot of tales this time of year when life slows down.

VOA: standard.2009.12.11

He was known around Washington as "Good Time Charlie" for his love of drinks and women, and his life story became a Hollywood movie starring famed actor Tom Hanks.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

He told VOA it was a scary time in his life.

VOA: standard.2010.02.26

"I feel so strongly that this country is headed, fiscally,in a horrible direction, and for the first time in my adult life, we have a Congress that will not listen to the people, and we are fed up and we want them to listen to us."

VOA: standard.2010.03.16

"they would like to receive a message that uses some kind of code, and instead of sending a message that reminds them of their pill, they would like a motivational message, like for example, 'it's time for your life.'" Services like that have been shown to work in low-income countries, and now they're starting to appear in richer countries.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24